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Hi, my name is Rose and welcome to Birds of Passage!
Whether you are a solo-traveller looking for enriching stories behind the places you don’t want to take for granted, or a geeky adventurer looking for escapism in reality: Birds of Passage takes you on a flight to enchanting myths and histories in all sorts of places, all over the world. Looking for travel recommendations? Explore them through culture, nature and adventure.

Don’t you love that feeling of getting utterly lost in a world that is entirely different from yours? It’s time for a follow-up of shows you should watch if you’re into historical fiction #1! I’m an absolute sucker for historical and fantasy tv shows, because they allow me to escape from my day-to-day life into storylines…

We’re already over a week into 2018, but after reading my friend Tara’s blogpost I realised it is good to take a minute and think about all the things that make your life beautiful. I feel that January can be a bit of a depressing month, but looking back on 2017 I instantly feel better…

For some years, the country of Tunisia hasn’t been on a lot of travel blogs or travel recommendation lists. Due to a horrible terrorist attack a couple of years back, tourism in the country has decreased dramatically. Nonetheless, it’s been officially recognised as a safe country again by the Dutch government, which is why I…

Yes, you read that right. In the past month I’ve had the opportunity to join a film set twice – not just a regular film set, but a massive historic film set! Being an extra on a historic film set had always been something on my bucket list; this shouldn’t be a surprise when you…

When we think of the history of Australia we often only think of convicts like rapists and murderers from England being banished to the faraway colonies. Did you know that only a very small percentage of the convicts were murderers? The large majority was made up of poor citizens trying to survive by pickpocketing, forgery…

Cascading waterfalls, icy blue pools, dramatic mountain peaks and glaciers that were formed during the ice ages: part 2 of absolute highlights of New Zealand, the South Island, has been long overdue. The second part of this road trip was arguably even more stunning than the first part; after every corner you’ll find another incredible…